Chapter 1 of The Biglow Papers is here in full — 352 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Biglow Papers is here in full — 352 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BIGLOW PAPERS. BY JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL. NEWLY EDITED, WITH A PREFACE BY THE AUTHOR OF "_TOM BROWN'S SCHOOL-DAYS_." THIRD ENGLISH EDITION. Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note.
Chapter 1 of The Biglow Papers is here in full — 352 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “brown” — an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading “NEWLY EDITED, WITH A PREFACE BY THE AUTHOR OF "_TOM BROWN'S SCHOOL-DAYS_."”
having something undesirable neutralized
From this reading “Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note.”
improved or corrected by critical editing
From this reading “NEWLY EDITED, WITH A PREFACE BY THE AUTHOR OF "_TOM BROWN'S SCHOOL-DAYS_."”
plural of “error” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note.”
United States poet (1917-1977)
From this reading “BY JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL.”
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading “NEWLY EDITED, WITH A PREFACE BY THE AUTHOR OF "_TOM BROWN'S SCHOOL-DAYS_."”
United States religious leader who founded the sect that is now called Jehovah's Witnesses (1852-1916)
From this reading “BY JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL.”
relating to or occurring or used in typography
From this reading “Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading NEWLY EDITED, WITH A PREFACE BY THE AUTHOR OF "_TOM BROWN'S SCHOOL-DAYS_."
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading NEWLY EDITED, WITH A PREFACE BY THE AUTHOR OF "_TOM BROWN'S SCHOOL-DAYS_."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BIGLOW PAPERS.
possessive form of “brown” — an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading NEWLY EDITED, WITH A PREFACE BY THE AUTHOR OF "_TOM BROWN'S SCHOOL-DAYS_."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL.
having something undesirable neutralized
From this reading Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note.
improved or corrected by critical editing
From this reading NEWLY EDITED, WITH A PREFACE BY THE AUTHOR OF "_TOM BROWN'S SCHOOL-DAYS_."
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading THIRD ENGLISH EDITION.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading THIRD ENGLISH EDITION.
plural of “error” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note.
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading BY JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL.
United States poet (1917-1977)
From this reading BY JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL.
of lesser importance or stature or rank
From this reading Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note.
very recently
From this reading NEWLY EDITED, WITH A PREFACE BY THE AUTHOR OF "_TOM BROWN'S SCHOOL-DAYS_."
a brief written record
From this reading Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading NEWLY EDITED, WITH A PREFACE BY THE AUTHOR OF "_TOM BROWN'S SCHOOL-DAYS_."
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading BIGLOW PAPERS.
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading NEWLY EDITED, WITH A PREFACE BY THE AUTHOR OF "_TOM BROWN'S SCHOOL-DAYS_."
United States religious leader who founded the sect that is now called Jehovah's Witnesses (1852-1916)
From this reading BY JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NEWLY EDITED, WITH A PREFACE BY THE AUTHOR OF "_TOM BROWN'S SCHOOL-DAYS_."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NEWLY EDITED, WITH A PREFACE BY THE AUTHOR OF "_TOM BROWN'S SCHOOL-DAYS_."
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading THIRD ENGLISH EDITION.
male cat
From this reading NEWLY EDITED, WITH A PREFACE BY THE AUTHOR OF "_TOM BROWN'S SCHOOL-DAYS_."
relating to or occurring or used in typography
From this reading Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note.
in the company of; together with
From this reading NEWLY EDITED, WITH A PREFACE BY THE AUTHOR OF "_TOM BROWN'S SCHOOL-DAYS_."
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note.
Chapter 1 of The Biglow Papers by James Russell Lowell holds 352 sentences, grouped into 71 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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